e vs MGVCL Smart Meter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
e
Access a wide range of government services online, including permits, registrations, and tax payments. This platform offers a transparent and efficient way for citizens to interact with urban local bodies, track applications, and receive digitally signed documents.
- Online citizen services
- Shops and Establishment registration
- Marriage registration
- Building permissions
- Property tax payments
- Complaint and grievance redressal
- Online certificate issuance
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Gujarat is one of the leading states in the implementation of key e-Governance infrastructure, polices and projects. The State’s approach can be best summed up as “Think Big, Start Small and Scale Fast”. The three fundamentals that characterize Gujarat’s e-governance initiative are: Responsiveness, Transparency, and Accountability. At the State Level eNagar Portals were designed and developed for online citizen centric services to urban local bodies. eNagar project provide a wide range of services to the citizens such as Shops and Establishment, Registration of Marriage, Building Permission, Professional Tax, Hall booking ,Property tax, Estate Management, Fire & Emergency, Complaints and Grievance, Water & Drainage etc.. with online payment gateway facilities. eNagar project has transformed the way citizens perceive the administrative machinery. Irrespective of the place of habitation, a citizen can visit the e-Nagar portal online for availing end to end citizen centric services. Citizens can submit the application by payment of required fees/taxes/charges and can obtain online registration/ certificate etc. The objective of the project is to provide a single window for setting up of common Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) infrastructure by the State Government. It is a centralized solution to bring a cost & time efficient, transparent and scalable web based citizen centric service and solution for ULBs along with tailoring of existing applications of various ULBs to this centralized platform. 1. Benefits to Citizens • Improve quality of Citizen Service- 24x7 access with optimal effectiveness and transparency in online service delivery • Online payment facility for Taxes, certificates and other services • Digitally signed certificates/documents online • Online tracking of the application real time • Maintaining auto Citizen Charter and auto escalations • Mobile enabled application with SMS/email integration • Proactive information releases like Taxes Dues, Renewal, expiry of certificates/services • Effective Online complaints & Grievance Redressal Mechanism
MGVCL Smart Meter
This app allows users to manage their electricity accounts with a power distribution company. View bills, track consumption, and make payments on the go. It also provides information on power outages and allows users to submit complaints.
- View bill details
- Recharge and pay bills
- Track daily and monthly consumption
- Download last 6 e-bills
- Report consumer complaints
- Check power outage information
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Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited (MGVCL) is an certified leading Power Distribution Company in Gujarat, which distributes electricity in the central area of Gujarat. Mission is to provide uninterrupted supply and is committed to Distribute and maintain reliable Electric Power, Satisfy all its Customer through Excellence in service by way of Safe and Sturdy Distribution Network with Dedication to Continual Improvement in all sphere of Activities. - First Register yourself into the app using Consumer No with registered Mobile number / Email ID. - After Registration Login to your Account to View Bill Detail, Recharge, View your Latest Bill, Daily Consumption, Monthly Consumption, etc. App Features - One Account with Multiple Consumer (Consumer Group) - Download Last 6 E-Bills - Daily, Monthly consumption - Power Outage Information - Viewing facility of current bill served to consumer - Quick Recharge / Bill Payment - Consumer complaints - Meter connection status - Usage comparison - Usage History This is Official MGVCL App
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MGVCL Smart Meter at 4.7 against e's 2.0. MGVCL Smart Meter also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 2%) and ratings volume (116 vs 4). e's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MGVCL Smart Meter holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MGVCL Smart Meter has 116 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of e's written reviews are positive against 26% of MGVCL Smart Meter's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | e | MGVCL Smart Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (116 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 1.8% of reviews | 26.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 116 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | General Administration Department | MADHYA GUJARAT VIJ COMPANY LIMITED |
Customer experience
e
MGVCL Smart Meter
In-app purchases
e
No in-app purchases
MGVCL Smart Meter
No in-app purchases
